“But… you two have become increasingly used to keeping things from me. You two had privately agreed to keep that previous matter regarding Cole from me, claiming that you were afraid I wouldn’t be able to hold my temper and spoil the plan. Since that was the first time, I didn’t make a fuss. But this time, you two are at it again. You are clearly hiding something from me.” Gu Mengmeng sounded very calm, as if making a statement of fact.
And this attitude made Elvis and Lea feel at a loss.
If she had thrown a tantrum at them, they had a hundred ways to coax her. It was when she didn’t kick up a fuss which had them most worried.
“Deception is the start of a crack in a relationship. You two will slowly accumulate more and more secrets from me, while I will become an increasingly suspicious person. In the end, one of us will break down and head towards destruction. In that case, I should cut my losses and start learning how to live an independent life. I cannot keep relying on you two for everything. I must also learn how to overlook all those secrets you are keeping from me, and get on with my own life.”
“Xiao Meng!” Elvis growled.
Now that Gu Mengmeng had hardened her resolve, why would she still be afraid of Elvis’ temper?
Without giving him a chance to interrupt, she continued. “But don’t worry. As I still love you now, I will not be so heartless as to turn you two into stray beasts. Your marks will remain on my body and you two will still be my partners in name.”
Elvis once again tried to hold Gu Mengmeng by the waist. He refused to let go even as Gu Mengmeng tried to push him. Frowning, he said, “If you don’t want me, you should just kill me.”
Elvis lowered his eyes as he gazed at Gu Mengmeng’s hand, which was pushing against his chest.
He was exerting a lot of strength but with Gu Mengmeng’s present abilities, it was not impossible to push him away.
It was just that pushing him away would break at least two of his ribs.
Even as those tender little hands pounded on his chest, she still couldn’t bear to be heavy-handed.
“You clearly can’t bear to hurt me, right?” He smiled slyly as amusement lit up his blue eyes. Lowering his head, he kissed Gu Mengmeng on the lips. He allowed her to bite him and struggle against him, but didn’t allow her to escape.
Elvis kissed her for a long time until Gu Mengmeng finally calmed down and stopped putting up a resistance. Only then did Elvis slowly release her. He used his thumb to rub his own lips with a chuckle. “After biting me for so long, you didn’t even break my skin. Still not going to admit you can’t bear to hurt me? Mmm?”
“Yes, I can’t bear to hurt you, does that mean you can bully me?” Gu Mengmeng glared angrily.
Elvis’ heart ached over her distressed expression. Helplessly, he said, “How could we bear to bully you? It’s just that for some matters, telling you would be as good as worrying you. We will resolve it. You just need to go on with your happy self.”
Gu Mengmeng looked down. “Even at this stage, you still refuse to tell me?”
Elvis felt a tug at his heartstrings. He looked at Lea and finally surrendered. “Don’t be angry, I will tell you, alright?”
Gu Mengmeng looked at up Elvis. “Do you think that I am making a big fuss just because I want to know the secret?”
Elvis was stunned. He didn’t understand Gu Mengmeng’s meaning.
Gu Mengmeng sighed and shook her head. “Forget it. I don’t wish to know. Get out, both of you. I want to rest.”